5 seems to be the number of the week. On Tuesday we found out that we will be having baby #5 around December 19th! Some of you may be thinking that this is our 4th but it isn't. 5 years ago I was pregnant with our 3rd baby but at 14 weeks (May 2, 2007) there was no heartbeat and a couple days later I had a D&C. We don't know if that baby was a boy or girl but we named the baby Josiah. We got pregnant with Amelia just a few months later. So this is #5. I am currently 5 weeks.

The kids were super excited when we told them. I asked each of them what they wanted for Christmas and then after they answered I asked them if they would like a baby brother or sister. Andrew and Amelia said yes and Jacinth said no. Then I told them there was a baby in my tummy. Jacinth said, "You're pregnant?!" and then she was excited. Andrew wants a boy and Jacinth did too at first but she has since changed her mind and she and Amelia want another girl. We'll see. :)

When we told our family I made up a "Surprise Party" invitation online and sent it to them. On the inside it said:

Come celebrate with us around December 19, 2012 at The Boggess House
Gift ideas: diapers, wipes, baby clothes

We are starting all over with this baby. I was done having babies and gave away all my maternity clothes, baby items, and baby clothes. Jesse has wanted another one all along and God apparently agreed with him because here we are. :) Andrew always asks me to have another baby and points out that we have an extra chair at our table and room in the van.

The kids (mainly Jacinth from what I hear) told EVERYONE at Awana that night after we told them. I had a dinner with some ladies from church so they got to find out if they hadn't read it on Facebook yet. Thursday we had our homeschool co-op and it was announced to everyone - the kids all told their teachers again too.

Yesterday I showed the kids a short video on how the baby forms the first 9 weeks. The site said our baby is about the size of a sesame seed so I got one out to show them. I explained that I will be tired, eat a lot, and will probably get really sick too and that they will need to help me out. Yesterday Andrew asked me when my stomach was going to get big and then today he asked if the baby had grown yet.

I have a major prayer request with all of this! In 5 weeks from today we will be leaving for Honduras (there is another 5)! But... I am usually horribly sick from around the end of week 5 to 14 weeks. We'll be in Honduras right around 10 1/2-12 weeks. Please pray that I will be able to survive our time in Honduras and be able to enjoy it. I feel really peaceful about all of this but there is still part of me that is afraid of being sick again.

I'll end on some more good news! We are planning on having a home birth this time! I am very excited about this. I've never used any pain killers or medication during my labors and I'm always ready to leave and go home immediately after giving birth. The hospital makes you stay for 24 hours though. This time I can do it all at home. That will be such a blessing!

Our plane tickets are now purchased! Apparently there were a lot of people that wanted to fly into Honduras on May 26th because the only tickets left were first class and would have been about $500 more. After doing some searching Al found us a ticket that would leave on Friday, stay the night in Houston, TX, and then Saturday we would meet up with the rest of the team and fly to Honduras. Jesse was planning on taking that Friday off anyway so that would work for us. When I got the email with our itinerary Al told me he was able to find a ticket that would get us to Honduras on Friday! We will now be in Honduras a full extra day!

When I first emailed my Mom to let her know that we might be leaving a day early she said, "That will be fine, I’ll just add another day of vacation!" That was nice to hear. :) I knew we could always find someone else to watch the kids for that night if we needed since we have such great family and friends!

So, in 7 weeks from today we'll be boarding our plane at 6:15 AM and we'll be arriving in Tegucigalpa, Honduras about the same time I am currently typing this (noon)! We will stay at a mission guest house that night and then on Saturday the rest of the team will arrive and we'll stay there another night before heading into the village a few hours away.

God has worked everything out perfectly for this trip! From the dates, to getting our passports quickly, having so many people volunteer to watch our children, the funds, and a million other small ways! Thank you, God!

This little boy was so excited last night! Why? Because it was his first baseball practice! He has been {not} patiently waiting for this since we signed up about 3 weeks ago!

Andrew and Case will be on the same team this year which will be fun. The first year Andrew played he was on a team with Samuel. You can see Case in the background.

Andrew got to bat twice and he hit the ball both times! Woo-hoo!!

Amelia made a friend with this little girl and puppy.

Jacinth made some new friends too but for some reason I didn't get a picture of her.

I am so happy about Andrew's team this year. Last year was a disaster! This year Andrew has some great coaches, he isn't the only one who has played before, and there are 11 boys on his team! I am so glad.

  Yesterday in The Mystery of History we read about Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine. She was locked up in a castle for 15 years by her own husband. She was released when he died. Did you know she was the mother of Richard the Lionhearted and Prince John?

 Here is my knight.

Going to rescue the queen!

The queen was happy to be rescued!

History has come to life. We are also reading Robin Hood right now (and we'll study him in history next week). The kids are really enjoying the book.